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Forbrydelsens element (1984)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 10/14

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10/14: The filmmakers sure put in a lot of effort to make the cinematography look unusual and different for Forbrydelsens element.

But unfortunately, the rest of everything else is utterly rubbish and pretentious. It's also artsy-fartsy which is backed by an insipid, sleep-inducing screenplay. I can make neither heads nor tails what the hell the story is supposed to be about.

In fact, the Danish movie is alternatively titled The Element of Crime when The Elements of a Bad Movie will make more sense, being something that Amos Poe might have directed. In a vain attempt to keep me awake, they decide to throw in gratuitous nudity which is happily supplied by Me Me Lai. It's no joke only that she forgot to add the letter "d" at the end of her last name.

All in all, when a film is part of the Criterion Collection, it often means either "overrated" or "really, really, really bad."